June 24th - 13-13

Tieraney wants to get rid of the dog again. Pretty passionate about it this time, too. I won't go into her reasons, which are valid. The question is, at what point do my loyalties to my wife's happiness start to outweigh the desire to not shove an 9-year-old animal onto someone else? Of course the right thing to do is to keep the dog. But the right thing to do is to also make my wife happy. Dog lovers be damned, my wife comes first.

Of course, I don't want to make it sound like Tieraney's being insensitive or unfair. This isn't a "me or the dog" kind of thing. It's a "what's better for my and the dog's santiy" thing. Gelert's personality requires attention that we can't give it. We're just gone too much. The kids aren't old enough to really play with Gelert, and even if they were, they're always gone with us. There are no dog parks anywhere near us, and we can't fence in our yard (association restrictions). As a result, Gelert doesn't get as much exercise as she should.

And yet, we're not just looking to dump her. The thing is, if we can find a situation for her that's better than what we've got going right now, we'll do it. Older kids, more attention, another dog or two...that'd be good. Gelert only goes if she goes someplace better. This is what Tieraney wants, and it's what I'm willing to provide.

Still can't help but feel bad, though.

Also, we lost power over the night. Went out just after 11:00, came back up just after 1:00 a.m. Glad it happened at night after the kids were in bed, I was done playing Zelda, and the lack of AC could be offset by lack of sun. As far as power outages go, it was pretty convenient.

Life turns a first down run attempt into an 8 yard gain.

Life's ball: 1st and 10 on its own 36.